Jan Ellen Spiegelhttp://wshu.org
enhttp://wshu.org/feeds/term/882/rss.xmlWill Ganim BGreen?http://wshu.org/post/will-ganim-bgreen
<p>Now that Bridgeport has a new mayor, the city’s efforts to transform itself into an environmental showpiece may be in jeopardy.</p><p><a href="http://library.rpa.org/pdf/BGreen-2020.pdf" target="_blank">BGreen 2020</a> was an energy and environmental sustainability policy championed by former Mayor Bill Finch. It was introduced in 2010 and many of its projects have already been implemented.</p><p>But Finch lost the primary in the fall to Joe Ganim, and environmental policy wasn’t a major focus of Ganim’s campaign.</p>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 19:35:17 +0000Tom Kuser & Ann Lopez44127 at http://wshu.orgWill Ganim BGreen?How Weather Patterns Are Shaping The Future Of CT's Coastal Rail Line http://wshu.org/post/how-weather-patterns-are-shaping-future-cts-coastal-rail-line
<p></p><p></p><p>The railroad line that runs through Connecticut is 115 miles long, hugging the shoreline from New York to Rhode Island. Trains have traveled this corridor since the 1800's but now climate change could be threatening their future. The coast has been battered by several recent storms, including Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy, effecting low lying sections of the rail system. Some say rising sea levels will cause repeated flooding of those and other areas.Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:21:34 +0000Tom Kuser & Ann Lopez37324 at http://wshu.orgHow Weather Patterns Are Shaping The Future Of CT's Coastal Rail Line Cold snap leads to spike in natural gas prices and increased fossil fuels for electricityhttp://wshu.org/post/cold-snap-leads-spike-natural-gas-prices-and-increased-fossil-fuels-electricity
<p>Frigid cold temperatures this week &nbsp;means a lot of folks are cranking&nbsp; up the thermostats in their homes. And it turns out one result of that has been a spike in the cost of natural gas, and an increase in the amount of oil and oil used for electricity generation. Jan Ellen Spiegel of the Connecticut Mirror explained what’s happening to WSHU’s Mark Herz.</p><p> Read Jan Ellen Spiegel's story in the Connecticut Mirror <a href="http://www.ctmirror.org/story/2014/01/06/frigid-spell-diverts-natural-gas-new-englands-power-grid">here</a>.</p><p></p>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 02:47:37 +0000Mark Herz & Jan Ellen Spiegel10979 at http://wshu.org